Sao Paulo, Brazil
JCIPrice on requestSamaritano is recognized as one of the best hospitals in Brazil, providing medical services for over a hundred years, and accredited by the JCI.
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At a glance
Key planning information for ear plastic surgery in Brazil.
3 hrsProcedure time
1 nightHospital stay
5 hospitalsList ear plastic surgery
Ear Plastic Surgery in Brazil is priced per case at 5 hospitals. The operation takes 3 hours, with 1 night in hospital. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Hospitals and clinics offering Ear Plastic Surgery in Brazil
Ear Plastic Surgery is listed by 5 hospitals in Brazil. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
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Non-profit HospitalSao Paulo, Brazil
JCIPrice on requestThe Sirio-Libanes Hospital is a philanthropic institution whose mission is to be a Center of Medical Excellence, focusing on healthcare, teaching and research areas.
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Cosmetic Surgery ClinicCuritiba, Brazil
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A health and beauty center of Dr. Ana Zulmira Diniz Badin, a specialist in plastic surgeries.
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Cosmetic Surgery ClinicRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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A cosmetic centre headed by plastic surgery specialist Dr. Domingos Q. de Paola, which offers a wide array of surgical procedures and non-surgical treatments.
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Cosmetic Surgery ClinicRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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A cosmetic surgery clinic under the expertise of plastic surgeon Dr. David Passy, mainly offering surgical procedures but also a few non-surgical treatments.
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Description of Ear Plastic Surgery:
What is Ear Plastic Surgery?
Ear plastic surgery, also called Cosmetic Ear Surgery, Otoplasty, Pinnaplasty or Ear Pinning, is surgery to correct protruding or large ears and move them to be flatter against the head. The ear plastic surgeon reshapes the cartilage in the ear to reduce the size of the ear or change its position. Ear plastic surgery can also correct over-large ear lobes, shell ear and lop ear.
Ear plastic surgery, also called Cosmetic Ear Surgery, Otoplasty, Pinnaplasty or Ear Pinning, is surgery to correct protruding or large ears and move them to be flatter against the head. The ear plastic surgeon reshapes the cartilage in the ear to reduce the size of the ear or change its position. Ear plastic surgery can also correct over-large ear lobes, shell ear and lop ear.
What are the types of Ear Plastic Surgery?
Ear plastic surgery is carried out in a number of ways. The most common cosmetic ear procedures are:
When is Ear Plastic Surgery performed?
Ear plastic surgery can be carried out on children and adults. The ear plastic surgery should be completed once the child has reached the age of five or six, when the ear is fully grown. Adults can also have the procedure if they didn’t receive it as a child.
How long will Ear Plastic Surgery last?
Ear plastic surgery is a permanent way to reshape the ear.
Ear plastic surgery is carried out in a number of ways. The most common cosmetic ear procedures are:
- Cartilage cutting: The surgeon makes an incision at the back of the ear and cuts the cartilage away.
- Cartilage folding: Sometimes the surgeon will remove skin, fold and stitch the ear cartilage instead of cutting the cartilage.
When is Ear Plastic Surgery performed?
Ear plastic surgery can be carried out on children and adults. The ear plastic surgery should be completed once the child has reached the age of five or six, when the ear is fully grown. Adults can also have the procedure if they didn’t receive it as a child.
How long will Ear Plastic Surgery last?
Ear plastic surgery is a permanent way to reshape the ear.
About Ear Plastic Surgery
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Duration of surgery/treatment
Ear plastic surgery normally takes between 2 and 3 hours.
Days admitted
Cosmetic ear surgery is carried out in an outpatient facility or hospital and adults will not need to stay overnight. A child undergoing ear plastic surgery may stay for 1 night at the hospital.
Anesthesia
Adults undergoing ear plastic surgery usually receive local anesthesia and a sedative. Children may receive general anesthesia.
Recovery
- After ear plastic surgery you will wear a protective bandage which will be removed after a few days.
- A lighter bandage or head wrap will be worn at night for the following six weeks and during the day for up to 10 days.
- Stitches will be taken out after 1 week.
- Adults can return to work and children can go back to school after the first bandage is removed.
- Wait 2 weeks to go swimming and 8 weeks until playing active sports.
Risks
Ear plastic surgery is a common and straightforward procedure and the risk of major complications is low.
Risks include:
- Infection.
- Excessive bleeding.
- Keloid and hyoertrophic scars (raised or lumpy red scars).
- Numbness around the ears.
- Need for a second ear surgery procedure.
After care
- Take prescribed medication or over-the-counter painkillers to relieve discomfort after the ear plastic surgery.
- Take antibiotics if the surgeon advises it, to prevent infection.
- Don’t scratch under the bandage and keep it dry – you can shower after the first bandage has been removed.
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